>I have a requirement were I need to connect to a remote machine and >get a command prompt.
>It would be great if when someone connects authenication is required, >hence in effect all I need is to connect to a remote machine, get >prompted for a password and then get a command prompt, if netcat >cannot do this, does anyone know any other peice of software (not >NetBIOS or SMB)? Why don't you set up SSH on the machine in question? It'll give you a true command prompt, plus it has the added benefit of encrypting all traffic. - Peter Kristolaitis
